Fourth suspect arrested in robbery in store parking lot

Deion-Trez Ellis
Deion-Trez Ellis

A fourth suspect was arrested Thursday in the robbery of a woman Jan. 22 in the parking lot of Walmart Neighborhood Market, Richmond Road.

Deion-Trez Ellis, 20, of Texarkana, Texas, without incident at a relative's home in Texarkana Thursday afternoon, said Texarkana, Texas, Police Department spokesman Shawn Vaughn.

Officers were dispatched around 4:30 p.m. Jan. 22 to the report of a robbery of a woman at the Walmart store in the 3500 block of Richmond Road.

"The victim told officers that she was sitting in her vehicle in the parking lot when two young males approached her. They initially asked to use her cellphone and started to walk away after she refused. However, they both returned to her window a few seconds later. One of the suspects pointed a pistol at her and demanded she hand over her purse.  The suspects then fled with the victim's property on foot before getting into a vehicle occupied by two other people," Vaughn said.

Three other suspects, ages 14 and 16, were previously arrested and are being held in area juvenile detention centers.  One of the teens was also arrested in connection with the Jan. 23 robbery of a man who was sitting in his driveway on Sandlin Avenue. 

Ellis is being held in the Bi-State Justice Building jail. His bond has been set at $100,000.

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